Stories Collection

  1. LAST JUNE, fashion-accessory designer DUCTI, Inc. approached Tyco Adhesives with an u...
  2. ADHESIVE AND SEALANT use within the automobile industry, though already quite pervasi...
  3. THE INDUSTRY MADE great strides in recent years to get more adhesives and sealants sp...
  4. AMERIPOL SYNPOL CORP., a manufacturer of emulsion synthetic rubber products, recently...
  5. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. announced it plans to move its Carpentersville, Ill, coatings te...
  6. THE THIRD WOOD COATINGS CONGRESS organized by the British Paint Research Association ...
  7. THE VOTING FOR the Adhesives Age 2002 People of the Year Awards was the closest we've...
  8. DURING 2002, FOR THE FIRST time, presidents and chief financial officers from public ...
  9. A STRONG NEW-HOME construction market is reportedly buoying a sagging U.S. economy an...
  10. Gil Chapman is senior manager, advanced materials, at DaimlerChrysler Corp., a major ...
  11. WHEN ASHLAND CHEMICAL Co. was broken in two to form Ashland Distribution and Ashland ...
  12. THE INTRODUCTION of UV-curable products into many coating and printing processes to r...
  13. MARGIN PRESSURE and environmental regulations are dramatically changing the face of t...
  14. MANY ADHESIVES - and sealants-related activities present significant process safety r...
  15. IN 1982, AN UNSUSPECTING U.S. public was terrified by a string of deaths connected to...
  16. SOLVENT-BASED polyurethane and polyester adhesives have been used in dry bond laminat...
  17. SILANES HAVE BEEN used in sealants since the early 1960s, when they were introduced s...
  18. IN BUSINESS, YOU'RE EITHER moving ahead, or you're slipping behind. The world isn't g...
  19. Q. We're being squeezed by our customer to lower the price of our adhesive. The custo...
  20. THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) has finalized plans to revise the requ...
  21. THE DESTINY OF HUMANS as an intelligent species lies in the gift bestowed upon them t...
  22. FLYING THE FRIENDLY skies has taken on some new dimensions for a global supplier of a...
  23. A PSA SUPPLIER has put its stamp on pop culture. Artist, filmmaker and illustrator An...
  24. ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS are the subject of an essential part of a report published in ...
  25. CLEVELAND -- The "Adhesives From Natural Sources" Workshop held here Sept. 17 at the ...
  26. ROSEMONT, IL -- The latest products displayed at the Assembly Technology Expo, held h...
  27. FOLLOWING THE FINANCIAL news these days may put you on a roller coaster ride that lea...
  28. Dow Chemical THE FIRST PATENTED pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) were derived fr...
  29. IN BOTH CONGRESS and the Bush Administration, industry lobbyists have thus far succes...
  30. A FEDEX PACKAGE arrives on your doorstep, filled with complex documents but promising...
  31. THE USE OF UV LIGHT CURING materials in the electronic and microelectronic industry i...
  32. ACQUISITIONS and dispositions are integral business activities within the adhesives i...
  33. CONFIDENTIALITY IS A MAJOR COMPONENT for every successful merger and acquisition (M&a...
  34. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of the Adhesive and Sealant Council's 2002 Fall Convention last...
  35. ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY reports third quarter net earnings of $73 million or $.33 per s...
  36. MORE AND MORE flexible packaging applications including adhesives, coatings and inks ...
  37. Frank C. Sullivan was named CEO of RPM, Inc. last month, succeeding his father, Thoma...
  38. Q. We're a small adhesives manufacturer, with a few sealants that we also make and se...
  39. THE SOFT ECONOMY is creating a Catch-22 situation for many users of radiation curing ...
  40. AVERY DENNISON CORP. reported third quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.64, incl...
  41. The top 10 adhesives companies in the world have reached that status mostly through m...
  42. WHILE WE DO NOT BELIEVE SEPT. 11 will have a lasting impact on merger and acquisition...
  43. SILICONE pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) were introduced into the market in the m...
  44. THE LONG-TERM REASON, not to mention health, the International Coatings Exposition (I...
  45. WHEN YOU TALK TO EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS these days, the words "lower costs," "versatilit...
  46. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY can be very important to a company's overall business strategy....
  47. THE ONCE-FERTILE adhesives and sealants industry saw its growth stunted by barren bus...
  48. CHEMICAL industry groups are praising recently passed legislation that grants Preside...
  49. THE WORLD MARKET for pressure sensitive (self-adhesive) tapes is projected to expand ...
  50. THE FUNDAMEN1AL PRJNCIPLES of the relationship between coatings and adhesives were th...
  51. THERE ARE NUMEROUS reasons why adhesives makers conduct materials testing. For starte...
  52. THIS ARTICLE IS BASED on the results of a public sponsored research project with the ...
  53. APPLICATION EQUIPMENT APPLICATORS Nordson Corp. Packaging & Product Assemb...
  54. SILICONE SEALANTS are widely used in a variety of weatherproofing applications becaus...
  55. Q. We are a small adhesives manufacturer that has done well in several niche markets ...
  56. IF YOU CHECK OUT Adhesives Age's annual listing of the Top 50 glue makers (see page 1...
  57. COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a company that develops and commercializes bio-surgical p...
  58. IN BUSINESS, BEING EFFICIENT CAN save more money than almost any cost-cutting measure...
  59. IN A YEAR where the economy continued to struggle and the worst terrorist attack on U...
  60. A A-Aroma Tech, Inc., 130 Industrial Pky., Somerville, NJ 08876; 800-542-7662; Fax...
  61. STYRENIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS (SBC) is a family of polymers that has a polystyrene (S)...
  62. TODAY IT IS MORE IMPORTANT than ever that distributors add measure-able value. Raw ma...
  63. Mineral Asphalt Calumet Lubricants Co. Pioneer Asphalt Corporation Sol...
  64. R Radco Industries Inc., 3226 Frenchmen's Rd., Toledo, OH 43607; 419-531-4731; Fax...
  65. WHEN TONY BRUNO says his company is unique, it is not just another sales pitch. While...
  66. MUCH OF WHAT WE BUY and use in our daily work and personal lives relies on innovative...
  67. EDITOR'S NOTE: The first question is being repeated from the May 2002 issue because c...
  68. AMERICA WAS SHOCKED as never before last year on Sept. 11 as we realized how vulnerab...
  69. RAPPERSWIL WAS THE LOCATION for the recent Swiss Bonding International Congress calle...
  70. CEOS have a lot on their minds these days Shrinking profit margins, worried investors...
  71. H Thermo Haake, 53 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652; 201-265-7865; Fax: 201-26...
  72. 1 - Application Equipment Applicators Ashby Cross Co. Centrix Incorporated...
  73. Products Labelling Machines Fort James Corp. Precision Converting Tenn...
  74. OUR COVER STORY reports on the first "Executive Roundtable" discussion sponsored by A...
  75. Appraisals Chemintertech Keith Machinery Corp Chemical Analysis Adhesi...
  76. LOOKING TO provide the adhesive industry with solutions for new trends in assembly, A...
  77. JUAN J. MAGRANS GLOBAL MARKETING DIRECTOR, ADHESIVES & POLYMERS BUSINESS EASTM...
  78. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. ANNOUNCED the consolidation of its adhesives and graphic arts bu...
  79. THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE on workforce protections held a hearing recently to consider w...
  80. Accelerating and VulcanizingAgents Dithiocarbamates Akron Dispersions, Inc. ...
  81. IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE sagging attendance at its annual symposium, the organizers of T...
  82. HEAT-ACTIVATED ADHESIVES based on Dispercoll U polyurethane dispersions have become e...
  83. KANEKA MS POLYMER was developed by Kaneka Corp. in 1978. MS Polymer-based sealants/ad...
  84. ADDITIVES EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY P.O. Box 431 Kingsport, TN 37662-5280 ...
  85. United States Adhesion Society Inc., Virginia Tech., 2 Davidson Hall, Blacksburg, ...
  86. CHINA'S entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) opens up a new frontier for the...
  87. ADHESIVES COME in an array of types including structural adhesives, laminating adhesi...
  88. CHAIRMAN AND CEO RAJ L. GUPTA told investors that Rohm and Haas is committed to susta...
  89. REACTIVE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS pose a "significant problem" and the relevant federal acc...
  90. THE QUESTION of how you can do heavy construction work in the cold without the adhesi...
  91. IN TERMS OF CULTURE, history and vacation spots, any world traveler can tell you that...
  92. "OUR INDUSTRY IS DRIVEN through technical innovation and speed of development." Th...
  93. WATER-BASED POLYMER dispersions are used in many applications including protective co...
  94. "CLEAN" AND "CONVENIENT" might sound like ad copy for a floor wax, but those terms al...
  95. Stephen Einhorn is founder and president of Einhorn Associates (414-453-4488) a Milwa...
  96. INDIANAPOLIS--Adhesives Age, in conjunction with RadTech International North America,...
  97. Summary DIETHYLENE GLYCOL dibenzoate (DEGDB), Benzoflex 2-45 is an excellent plast...
  98. Q. We have a small problem. Our company is one of at least two, and maybe three, supp...
  99. THE MARKET for personal care products is among the most competitive of marketing aren...
  100. REP. JOE BARTON (R, Texas) said he is planning to draft a comprehensive bill that wou...
  101. SOMETIMES the new kids in town are simply too large to be picked on by the bigger guy...
  102. ATLANTA--"Cautious optimism" reflected the mood among attendees at the Pressure Sensi...
  103. R&D EFFORTS TO DEVELOP environmentally friendly adhesives and sealants have focus...
  104. Finding bright spots in a rough economy. THESE ARE INDEED difficult times for busi...
  105. Q. We started using a solvent-based adhesives in our plant last Fall for laminating t...
  106. INDIANAPOLIS--Better, faster cleaner. Simply put, these are the primary advantages...
  107. ECONOMIC recovery or no recovery, the battle for profits among raw material suppliers...
  108. MANUFACTURERS of products made from trees found that keeping supply in full bloom was...
  109. Produced by The Industry Leader Chemical Week Associates has a long-standing and und...
  110. PERHAPS LOOKING TO MAKE its stamp on the public MACtac officials were on hand as the ...
  111. IN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE adhesives and sealants industry, the series of internationa...
  112. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) is under increasing political pressure to r...
  113. GOING FROM THE smooth sailing of being owned by the largest adhesives maker to the so...
  114. WE JUST COMPLETED a two-week stretch that took us to three major industry events: The...
  115. THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES. In times like these additional sales can seem to be harder to ...
  116. REMO, INC., based in Valencia, Calif., is in the business of making music. The world'...
  117. EMISSIONS of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are of growing concern in a variety of...
  118. ROHM AND HAAS CO. reported first quarter 2002 earnings from operations rose by $S2 mi...
  119. MOLECULAR MOLDELING and plasma chemical functionalization were two of the leading top...
  120. At RadTech 2002, Adhesives Age asked several attendees how receptive they are finding...
  121. FOR EXACT DOSING of high viscous structure adhesives and sealants, the reproduction o...
  122. DOES YOUR STRATEGY WORK in a changing landscape? The traditional route to strategy de...
  123. ULTRAVIOLET light curing acrylate materials are used in many processes requiring fast...
  124. HENKEL KGAA posted better-than-expected first quarter profits and repeated an upbeat ...
  125. RADIATION CURING of hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive (HMPSA) coatings with UV lig...
  126. Quest Specialty Chemicals Inc. made headlines in November when it acquired the Adhesi...
  127. RPM, INC. REPORTED continued net income and earnings per share growth for both the th...
  128. RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN A BIT SURPRISED by the alertness, timeliness and flexibility o...
  129. ISOCYANATOALKYLTRI-ALKOXYSILANS ("isocyanate silanes") arc versatile and useful addit...
  130. KISSIMMEE, FL-The heat is on R&D professionals as they wrestle with environmental...
  131. KEEPING CONSISTENT WITH THE REST of the post-9/11 world, the tape business is facing ...
  132. DEMAND FOR U.S. AUTOMOTIVE coatings, sealants and adhesives is forecast to rise 2.4 p...
  133. A NEW LINE OF FAST, deep-curing elastomers has been developed for use as formed-in-pl...
  134. HOW SEALANTS LOOK ON a building is part of the overall aesthetic appeal of the projec...
  135. FOR THE ADHESIVES INDUSTRY this can be just the right prescription. Confluent Surgica...
  136. LIKE AN INDEPENDENT FILM that wins the Academy Award, Switzerland-based Forbo Group h...
  137. Q. You've always promoted the use of adhesives in assembly operations, which we would...
  138. IF DIAMONDS ARE a girl's best friend, then it's very important that they are well-bon...
  139. IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT of increasing governmental regulation, it becomes increasingly...
  140. LAST MONTH, Chemical Week Associates, the publisher of Adhesives Age, held an advisor...
  141. HENKEL KGAA, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, has undergone a series of changes ...
  142. THE UNITED STATES Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a controversial ...
  143. MUCH HAS BEEN MADE of the importance of effectively using competitive intelligence in...
  144. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY you gather 11 R&D professionals in the same room, representing...
  145. A NEW WATERBORNE pressure-sensitive adhesive (WBPSA) based on acrylic latex and polyu...
  146. WE FREQUENTLY VISIT INDUSTRY Web sites to obtain the latest information on a particul...
  147. ADHESIVES OF THE FUTURE will not depend on the petroleum industry because a new, less...
  148. THE JOINING technique "bonding" has become more and more important in electronics. Th...
  149. AA: Desaibe the company's new business model and the advantages it brings? ANDERSO...
  150. ULTRAVIOLET (UV)/electronic beam (EB) is promoted as an environmentally safe technolo...
  151. EVER SINCE THE FEDERAL government banned the manufacture of certain solvents some 10 ...
  152. AS ELECTRONIC and optical components reach the micro- and nano-scales, efficient asse...
  153. A NEW KIND OF UV-LIGHT lamp is based on a very short arc, high-pressure mercury lamp....
  154. THE SAME TWO WORDS that have haunted the adhesives industry seem to be bedeviling the...
  155. CYANOACRYLATES and light-curing acrylic adhesives are used in a variety of manufactur...
  156. WITH THE advances being made in material science and technology, there is an increase...
  157. FRESH FROM A WAVE of acquisitions and consolidations hat saw several specialty sealan...
  158. ADHESIVES AGE, in conjunction with RADTECH International North America, is sponsoring...
  159. RECENTLY, there has been significant interest in electron beam (EB)-curable laminatin...
  160. URECOATS INDUSTRIES INC. announced that Bradco Supply Corp., a distributor of commerc...
  161. CHEMICAL PRODUCERS in the U.S., once united in opposition to the international Kyoto ...
  162. PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES might not throw stones, but they do need a way to keep the win...
  163. ALMOST ALL research areas in adhesion science are heading for two basic aims. The fir...
  164. Q. We're trying to bond a vulcanized rubber part to a molded ABS plastic part. The pr...
  165. INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS representing companies and institutes discussed such topics as ...
  166. THE BRITISH TECHNOLOGY GROUP (BTG), which is headquartered in London as well as West ...
  167. IT HAS BEEN 26 YEARS since our firm first acted as merger and acquisition consultants...
  168. MOST INDUSTRY members familiar with the raw materials and equipment buying process kn...
  169. THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking to expand a federal regulatory p...
  170. When key customers in the adhesives and polymers markets are searching for innovative...
  171. Q. We've done some online searching for adhesive information but often get discourage...
  172. POLYURETHANES are gaining market share in the sealants industry with particularly str...
  173. AN EXPLOSION OF asbestos-related legal claims is hammering many of the most recognize...
  174. VARIOUS generic adhesive types are used in the electronics industry for flip-chip, su...
  175. TO REDUCE weight and increase the corrosion resistance of floorboards installed on it...
  176. A WELL-RUN benchmarking project gives a company three key benefits. First, it provide...
  177. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT recently overturned a $68.4-million jury award against 3M, wh...
  178. AA: Tell me about the restructuring that is going on at 3M, and how does it affect yo...
  179. SILICONE pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are usually made from mixtures of silano...
  180. FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, the automotive industry found itself stuck in neutral. Plant c...
  181. Dan Murad is President of The ChemQuest Group Inc (www.chemquest.com) an internationa...
  182. Three manufacturing technologies are widely used for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA...
  183. AN IMPORTANT aspect for bonding involves having a robust structural adhesive for all ...
  184. BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--It became apparent by the end of 2000 that 2001 was going to be a ...
  185. Q. No doubt you've received a lot of dumb questions over time. What's the dumbest one...
  186. STATIC mixing has long been used in the chemical process industry for blending low-vi...
  187. YOU'VE JUST managed to get hold of the essential gift at the very last minute. The wr...
  188. THIS IS THE TIME of year when pundits and observers like to make predictions about th...
  189. Rhodia-Silicones SILICONE release coatings have been industrial for more than 10 y...
  190. The expected lifetime of consumer electronic devices depends strongly on efficient th...
  191. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, in virtually every deal our firm works on, the buyer puts for...
  192. AA: What are the latest developments in UV/EB technology? LAPIN: UV/EB is probably...
  193. ADVANCES IN THE BONDING of rubber to various substrates formed the subject of a confe...
  194. RADIATION CURING is increasing steadily to a point where it now accounts for roughly ...
  195. THERE MAY be a doctor in the house for the sick economy. Recent data revealed housing...
  196. The animals and birds of the forest couldn't agree on how to decorate the big pine t...
  197. Has your family ever taken a memorable trip? It could have been for just an afternoo...
  198. Poetry Scritch, scratch goes the pencil on paper. Rub, rub goes the eraser....
  199. With my eyes, I see one deer running and two rabbits sunning. With my nose, I s...